Mud-chain



invention.

NOAH n. WHITE, or DELTA, coL'oRno.

MUD-CHAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented sept. is, 192i,

Application filed August 31, 1920i. Serial No. 407,129.

To all whom t may'gconcern Be it known that I, NOAH R. VHITE, a citizenof the United States, residing at Delta, in the county of Delta andState of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMud-Chains, of which the followin f is a specification.

This invention relates to mud chain's especially adapted for use onmotor vehicles.

improve traction of the vehicle, on muddy or snowy thoroughewisepreventing skidding ofthe vpossibility of the wheel'being disfigured bymovement of the chain during rotation of the wheel.

The above land other objects of this nven.- 'tion will be in partdescribed and in p art understood from the following descriptlon` ofthe' present preferred embodiment' of the invention taken .in connectionwith the aecompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1, is .an end elevational view of'a device constructedin-accordance with my Fig. 2, isia side elevational view of the deviceillustrating its application, and

Fig. 3, is a perspective view of the spoke embracing fmember.

The device of my invention consists of a 'spoke embracing membergenerally designated. Land consisting of a two-part structure. Eachpart. comprises a base plate 5 which has upstanding-from the inner mai`-ginal edge thereof a semi-cylindrical portion (3, so that when the partsare engaged a cylindrical `collar is provided for engagement with thespoke of the vehicle. The lateral margins of each of the base plates arereduced and bent downwardly as indicated at 7 to snugly embrace thesides oi the wheel felly. The terminals of the plates overlap asindicated at 8 and shown to advantage in Fig, 2. The ends at one side ofthe spoke with one end of a ,eml'iracing collar are pivotally connectedby a bolt the ,latter likewise serving to con'- nect a link lll'to theend's of said plates.

' The opposite end of said link is engaged chain 11, the opposite end ofthel latter carrying a' snap-hook .12, which isadapted for engagementwit h alined openings formed in the ends of said plates 5 diametricallylopposite lfrom the` .openings through which the bolt 9 extends. In thisway the spoke'einbracing member locked into engagement with the spoke.

In use of this device, the snap-hook 12 is disengaged from the plates 5and the latter swung open upon the pivot bolt 9, followingl which thesemi-cylindrical are engaged with the spoke and the plates 5 engagedwith the top and sides of .the wheel felly. The chain 11 extends aroundthe tire and when lthe snap hook 12 is engaged with the plates 5, asshown in Fig. 2, it will be apparent that displacement of the' same isprevented. It is, of course, to be understood that the terminal link ofthe chain which engages the fiat link 10 may be opened. Moreover,additional links may be readily engaged with the opposite terminal linkof the chainrwhich engages the snap-hook12. I t is moreover apparentthat this device may be quickly attached to or detached from the Wh'eeland will greatly of the vehicle as well as of the latter. I

What isv claimed is:

A mud chain for vehicle wheels including aid in the traction preventingslippage a pair'of plates, each consisting of a base to,

engage the wheel felly and an '.upstanding semi -cylindrical portion toen'ibiacel the spoke of the wheel, means pivotally connecting the platesat one end, and a chain engaged with said means and extended around 'thetire of the 4wheel into engagement with the opposite. ends of saidplates to detachably engage the latter with the wheel spoke. Intestimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NOAH R. IWHITE.. lVitnesses FRANK P. McKee, WM. FAmCLoTH.

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